diff --git a/lib/utils.c b/lib/utils.c
index 7be2d6be..ad27f78c 100644
--- a/lib/utils.c
+++ b/lib/utils.c
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ int makeargs(char *line, char *argv[], int maxargs)
 				break;
 		}
 
-		/* seperate words */
+		/* separate words */
 		*cp++ = 0;
 	}
 	argv[argc] = NULL;